How To Change by Katy Milkman is about changing behavior, making good new habits, breaking bad old habits, ending procrastination, and achieving goals. The tools and strategies recommended are based on findings from the latest research straight from one of the psychologists who has been doing the studies (Milkman) at the Wharton school, University of Pennsylvania.
For nutrition research nerds and for anyone interested in the newest science of sustainable dieting for physique transformation, Flexible Dieting is a must-read. For beginners and people not research savvy yet, this book will probably feel like heavy reading with so much science referenced. However, it’s worth the effort to study material like this and become scientifically literate. Learning from an evidence-based source can help free people from wasting time and money on countless fad diets. It will also help people master the art of customizing a plan so you can stick with it, maintain your results, and still enjoy the occasional indulgence.
Lean Minded by Mike Howard is about the mindset you need to lose fat and make a body and health transformation, with a focus on how to think, build habits, and set goals. This post [...]
About 50 or so pages into reading Lean and Strong, by Josh Hillis, somewhere in the chapter about eating skills, it dawned on me: This book answers the question, “How do you get leaner [...]
As far back as the 1940s, psychologists knew humans had two types of drives. One is biological drive, which includes motivation to eat, drink, and reproduce. Another is external drive [...]
The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal shows you how to use willpower both ways – to stop bad habits (“I won’t” power), and to start good habits (“I will” power). [...]
I've read a lot of books on changing behavior and building habits and James Clear's Atomic Habits is one of my new favorites... Read this review at Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/2yIpvxn This book is different from others [...]
Author George Leonard (1923-2010) described mastery as, "The mysterious process by which what is at first difficult becomes progressively easier and more pleasurable through practice. His proposition: If there is a certain way to [...]
I recommend Strength Training for Fat Loss to my own clients on a regular basis when their goal is maximize fat loss through resistance training, to save time, and especially when the goal involves doing [...]
The themes woven throughout this book – scientific, sustainable, customized and flexible – are a big part of what make The Lean Muscle Diet unique, appealing, effective, and a breath of fresh air. It might sound [...]
